Travois

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A frame slung between trailing poles and pulled by a dog or horse, formerly used by Plains Indians as a conveyance for goods and belongings.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A traditional North American Indian sled-like vehicle, pulled by person, dog, or horse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A primitive vehicle, common among the North American Indians, usually two trailing poles serving as shafts and bearing a platform or net for a load.
  • n. A logging sled.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See dray, 3.
  • n. Same as travail.
  • Word Usage
    "In smooth country, and when the sick or wounded person is not too badly off, the Indian and trapper "travois" or horse litter may be employed."
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